Ncroup cough child sound books

But, generally, croup sounds worse than it is, especially if the alarming sound is limited to that barky cough and you can get it to calm down. Because the sensation and sound of croup can be distressing for your child, and distress can exacerbate the symptoms crying leads to more coughing and additional phlegm, the best thing you can do for your child with croup is keep him calm at all times. With whooping cough, the frequent coughing fits are generally a series of five to 15 staccato coughs in rapid succession. Your child may also breathe noisily, especially at night, and make a squeaky sound called stridor during inhalation. Trust your instincts on this one you know when your child is struggling. If you feel your child s breathing has become labored, call 911. When a cough forces air through this narrowed passageway, it may sound like a seal barking. But what your cough sounds can actually reveal its cause, tvs the doctors say. Because of its telltale cough, croup in children is pretty hard to miss. One of the best ways to diagnose a cough, and the way we do it, is by listening, says travis stork, md. A croup cough has also been described as the yelping of a fox or the barking of a dog.